יַחְדָּו92 H3162b
Together, as one — adverb of communal action, spatial proximity, or simultaneous occurrence
Yachdav is a Hebrew adverb meaning 'together,' derived from the root y-ch-d denoting unity. Across 97 occurrences it describes people acting in concert, dwelling in the same place, or experiencing something simultaneously. Abraham and Isaac 'went together' to Moriah (Gen 22:6, 8) — a quietly devastating detail the narrator uses twice to underscore father and son's shared journey toward sacrifice. The Psalms employ it for communal worship — 'let us exalt his name together' (Ps 34:4) — and for the fragile ideal of brothers dwelling in unity (Ps 133:1, using the related yachad). Prophetically it can mark collective judgment: nations gathered together for destruction (Isa 41:1; Jer 46:12).
Senses
1. together — An adverb expressing joint action, shared location, or simultaneity — 'together, as one, altogether.' It covers communal activity such as walking together (Gen 22:6, 8), dwelling together (Gen 13:6; Deut 25:5), and worshipping together (Ps 34:4). Spanish 'juntos/juntamente,' French 'ensemble,' and German 'zusammen' each capture the core meaning. The repeated 'and the two of them went together' in the binding of Isaac (Gen 22:6, 8) demonstrates how this seemingly simple adverb can carry immense narrative pathos when placed at a moment of supreme testing. 97×
AR["مَعاً", "مَعًا"]·ben["একত্রে", "একসঙ্গে", "একসাথে"]·DE["together", "zusammen"]·EN["together"]·FR["ensemble", "together"]·heb["יחדו", "יחדיו"]·HI["इकतथे", "एक-सअथ", "एक-साथ", "साथ", "साथ-में"]·ID["bersama-sama"]·IT["insieme", "together"]·jav["sareng", "sesarengan", "sinarengan"]·KO["함께"]·PT["juntamente", "juntos"]·RU["вместе"]·ES["juntamente", "juntos"]·SW["kumbe", "pamoja"]·TR["birlikte", "ona"]·urd["اکٹھے", "ساتھ-مل-کر", "مل-کر"]
Gen 13:6, Gen 13:6, Gen 22:6, Gen 22:8, Gen 22:19, Gen 36:7, Exod 19:8, Deut 12:22, Deut 15:22, Deut 22:10, Deut 22:11, Deut 25:5 (+38 more)
Related Senses
H5971a 1. people, nation (1836×)H5973a 1. accompaniment, together with (956×)H0854 1. with (accompaniment) (665×)H1471a 1. nations, peoples (plural/collective) (466×)G3326 1. with (368×)H1285 1. covenant, pact, treaty (284×)G2453 1. Jewish person, Jew (194×)H4150 1. meeting (tent of meeting) (151×)G2992 1. people/nation (an ethnic or political community) (142×)G4862 1. (129×)G1484 1. Gentiles, non-Jewish nations (128×)H1471a 2. nation, people-group (singular) (98×)H1616 1. sojourner, resident alien (92×)H0567 1. Amorite (people group) (87×)H3064 1. Jew, Jewish person (81×)H3669a 1. Canaanite (ethnic designation) (70×)G1122 1. scribe / expert in the Law (63×)H2114a 1. stranger, foreigner (person) (54×)H5608b 1. scribe, royal secretary (48×)H3162a 1. together, all together, alike (44×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
יַחְדָּו92 (Je 46:12, 21; 49:3 יַחְדָּיו), adv. together (proposes (in) his or its unitednesses (cf. Arabic وَحْدَهُ alone; and for the form אַשְׁרָיו), but, the orig. of the term. being forgotten, applied gen. as an adv., without regard to number, gender, or person: so Ges Ol§ 135 c Sta§ 370 a)—together: a. of community in action, ψ 34:4 ונרוממה שׁמו יחדו let us exalt his name together, Is 52:9,…